Her well-founded suspicions hit upon one of the most difficult points for Su Mo to explain regarding this trip.
The brothers from the Liu Family had raised the exact same doubts earlier during their journey. Back then, however, Liu Jie and Liu Zhi were already prisoners. Su Mo hadn't needed to explain anything; he had simply laughed it off and dodged the question.
But now, facing this female leader, he had to provide a plausible excuse.
"Tell you what, hold onto that question. We'll discuss it later.
"With everything that happened tonight, it looks like nobody is getting any sleep. We'll head to your territory first. Once I have a detailed chat with your Lord, everything will become clear."
"Alright!"
Hearing that Su Mo didn't intend to dodge the issue and was actually going to bring his people over immediately, a hint of joy flashed through the woman's eyes. She quickly concealed her reaction and fell silent.
